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… from herbivore poop make surprisingly complex compounds — an energetically expensive feat thought to be too costly for them. The Science Anaerobic fungi, which die in the presence of oxygen, dwell in herbivore guts and help them digest their last leafy meal. In their …

… New evidence shows anaerobic fungi can degrade the hardiest of plant components   The Science There are three main … acknowledge their funding sources: Office of Biological and Environmental Research of the U.S. Department of Energy grant DE-SC0020420 (MAO), Institute for Collaborative …

… Lab). Using 5,000 images of crystalized samples cloned and synthesized by the JGI, scientists have begun the … in  a recent study in  Nature Communications , a chitosanase, is tied to carbon cycling and plays an important role … impact on the microbial communities within soil. Using metagenomics, scientists can shed light on hidden components, …